NOVA
TV-PG
8.7
1974
Documentary
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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Episode 16 : Cracking the Code of Life
April. 17,2001
This two-hour special, hosted by ABC "Nightline" correspondent Robert Krulwich, chronicles the race to capture one of the biggest prizes in scientific history: the complete letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life -- the human genome.
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Episode 15 : Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds (3)
April. 10,2001
In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education: the nearly decade-long process of training to be a fully qualified doctor. Now all but one of them (who switched careers) are out in the world in high-powered medical careers, trying to balance the demands of work, families, and personal lives, as NOVA reports on Survivor MD, which airs in three one-hour segments.
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Episode 14 : Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions (2)
April. 03,2001
In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education: the nearly decade-long process of training to be a fully qualified doctor. Now all but one of them (who switched careers) are out in the world in high-powered medical careers, trying to balance the demands of work, families, and personal lives, as NOVA reports on Survivor MD, which airs in three one-hour segments.
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Episode 13 : Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor (1)
March. 27,2001
In "Tattooed Doctor," the first hour of NOVA's "Survivor M.D." series, emergency-room physician Dr. Tom Tarter eloquently describes some of the challenges and rewards of emergency medicine.
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Episode 11 : Lost King of the Maya
February. 13,2001
The film follows the work of archeologists who are using new excavations and hieroglyphic translations to interpret the early history of Copán, a Classic Maya site in northern Honduras.
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Episode 10 : Nazi Prison Escape
February. 06,2001
The program documents a series of spectacular escape attempts made at Colditz Castle, the Nazi's most impregnable prison.
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Episode 9 : Vanished!
January. 30,2001
The program investigates the mysterious disappearance -- and, half a century later, reappearance -- of Stardust, a civilian aircraft that crashed in the Andes in 1947.
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Episode 8 : Sultan's Lost Treasure
January. 16,2001
The program follows a French-led expedition to recover thousands of porcelain and other artifacts from a centuries-old Chinese shipwreck off the coast of Brunei.
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Episode 7 : Japan's Secret Garden
December. 18,2000
The program chronicles a year in the life of wildlife and people around Lake Biwa, Japan, a cycle that has continued unchanged for thousands of years.
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Episode 6 : Dying to Be Thin
December. 12,2000
The film examines a disturbing increase in the prevalence of debilitating and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders, particularly anorexia and bulimia.
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Episode 5 : Garden of Eden
November. 28,2000
The film takes a look at the extraordinary natural history of the Seychelles, an ancient archipelago of about 100 islands scattered between India and Madagascar.
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Episode 4 : Runaway Universe
November. 21,2000
The program follows the efforts of two rival teams of astronomers as they search for exploding stars, map out gigantic cosmic patterns of galaxies, and grapple with the ultimate question: What is the fate of the universe?
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Episode 3 : Hitler's Lost Sub
November. 14,2000
The film follows a six-year odyssey by a group of divers to identify a mysterious U-boat they discovered in 1991 off the coast of New Jersey
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Episode 2 : Holocaust on Trial
October. 31,2000
The film uses a celebrated recent trial as a springboard to examine and successfully challenge the notion of Holocaust denial
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